CROSS-QUESTIONS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

cross-questions

verb

present tense third-person singular of cross-question

as in inquires (of)

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At Royal Ascot in June, Camilla closed the meeting in sand suede Eliot Zed pumps with a bespoke honey heel after three consecutive days in Chanel.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
This places extra strain on the heart, which pumps harder to keep up with demand.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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The team combined two fast-growing areas of quantum research by using a magnetic topological material to study non-Hermitian physics, an emerging field that examines systems with unconventional behavior.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Luck…or Something is a raw album that closely examines married life and, well, existential dread?

— Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026

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The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
The two armies remain locked in battle on the roughly 750-mile front line, while Russia bombards civilian areas of Ukraine daily.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

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